1128*.   To lord holland.
my DEAR LOBD,	Arlington Street, July 22, 1766.
I am much pleased with the good account of your health; and much satisfied that my newspaper entertains you. It will contain little to-night, for the curtain is not drawn up yet. In general we believe that the Duke of Graft-on is to be at the head of the Treasury, and Charles Townshend his Chancellor of the Exchequer. Certain it is that the latter was sent for, and has been at our Palace of Hampstede1. To-day there is a report that Lord Camden is summoned too, and that the Chancellor's face is almost as long as Charles Yorke's ; but I have not so much as seen the truth of this.
Lord Temple demanded the place of President of the Council for Lord Lyttelton, and was flatly refused : menaced opposition and was told by Mr. Pitt that such a strong administration would be formed that he would not be able to oppose it, I question if that will deter him.
Good-night,
Yours ever,
H. walpole.
1130*.   To lobd holland.
Arlington Street, July 29, 1766.
I have not writ to you, my dear Lord, for these two or three posts, because I really could not tell you what would or would not happen. There has been some confusion this last week, and much absurdity, at which you will not wonder, as you will guess the authors. I feared it would have spread farther, but tho' there will be a few resigna-
letter   1128*.—Not   in   C.;  re-	Holland of July 17,1766,
printed from Letters to Henry Fox,	letter   1130*.—Not   in   C.;   re-
Lord  Holland,   edited  by   Earl  of	printed from Letters to Henry Fox,
llchester, p. 261.	Lord  Hotttmd,  edited  by Earl of
1 See note 1 on letter to Lord	llchester, pp. 262-3.